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Jackson6612 Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

Scratch and bogey golfers

Hi

I don't anything about the game of golf. But could you please tell me which player of the players A and B having handcicaps 10 and 20 respectively would be considered a good one? Thank you.

Scratch and bogey golfers

A golfer whose handicap is zero is called a "scratch golfer." A golfer whose handicap is approximately 20 is called a "bogey golfer." It is possible to have a handicap below 0; these are referred to as 'plus' handicaps, and at the end of the round, a 'plus' handicap golfer must add his handicap to his score. A professional golfer effectively plays off scratch, but has no actual handicap.
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Hi I know little about golf but my understanding is that the scratch golfer is definitely better than the bogey golfer A standard golf course has a number of shots that you should take in order to get round it. The scratch golfer will meet this target The bogey golfer will take approximately one too many shots per hole, which means that they will have taken 18 or 20 shots too many Hope this helps, Dave

— Dave_anon

  • Hi I know little about golf but my understanding is that the scratch golfer is definitely better than the bogey golfer A standard golf course has a number of shots that you should take in order to get round it.
  • The scratch golfer will meet this target The bogey golfer will take approximately one too many shots per hole, which means that they will have taken 18 or 20 shots too many Hope this helps, Dave
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Hi

I know little about golf but my understanding is that the scratch golfer is definitely better than the bogey golfer

A standard golf course has a number of shots that you should take in order to get round it. The scratch golfer will meet this target

The bogey golfer will take approximately one too many shots per hole, which means that they will have taken 18 or 20 sho
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PS

If I understand the web pages correctly, if your golfing partner usually takes an extra shot to complete each hole then you are playing with "the bogey man" - and that is the origin of the English phrase (apparently!)

Dave
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Hi,

and that is the origin of the English phrase (apparently!)

Nice try, but I'm not so sure that children the world over are afraid of good English golfers.
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Hi

You're quite right, Clive. The golfing phrase only becomes popular in the late 19th century

I'd still tell my children that it's a golfer, though

Best regards, Dave
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